Thanks Marc for the advice,
I looked at the engine and the dizzy but all I could read was 0 231 137 in
the first row and a vw logo with 111 905 in the next. I know you would need the
last letters to know what the thing is. I should pull the dizzy out soon to
have a good look. Will report back then.
I do remember that this dizzy came with a smaller vacuum cannister when I
had picked it from the junkyard. The unit which came with the engine/car was
also a similar smaller one with a bigger vac can. I do remember the part
numbers were different. I had reused the bigger can and binned the old dizzy
as it was too worn out.
Why were the vac cans of different sizes?? Do they work on different levels
of vacuum?? Logic would say the smaller can would 'kick in' with its advance
earlier than a bigger one.
Will report back with an update soon.
TIA
Asad
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:03:12 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Dizzy for 40 horser> > The
> 01 006 2-piece points sets are still available,> but they cost over twice as
> much as the more-common 01> 011 used on more "modern" distributors. Those
> big-cap> units were infamous for developing excess advance at> low speeds -
> it's been over 20 years since I've seen> one that didn't suffer from this
> problem. What's the> 10-digit Bosch number of the one you're running now?>
> Odds are that it doesn't get a strong enough vacuum> signal from this engine
> to work right, but if you can> set it at 7.5-10° initial and get 30° or more
> total> out of it by ~3000RPM it's "good enough". If not, IMO> you'd be
> better off with a 0 231 178 009> centrifugal-advance unit than with the
> antique....and> tune-up parts for those are easy to find.> > > --- asad
> ishaque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > Volks,> > > > > > I run a 40
> horsy 61-2 vintage 1200 in my daily> > driver 68 bug. The engine has a more
> 'modern' VW> > dizzy currently, I guess a late sixties unit with> > the
> smaller cap. I got my hands on what may be the> > correct unit for the
> motor.Has the number ZU/PAU 4R5> > on the nifty plate at the side. Its one
> of those big> > cap dizzys.> > > > Will I get any benefits if I run this
> particular> > dizzy?? I think the performance of all the different> > dizzys
> differs??> > > > I would need to get a new cap, point n condenser> > to
> complete the setup. The local VW shop has the> > last few NOS caps on its
> shelf but advised me not to> > go for the setup as the points are hard to
> find for> > this unit.> > > > Any thoughts welcome.> > > > Asad> > > >
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